Elizabeth Ogbaga is a Nigerian Lawyer, Registered Nurse and Politician. She was elected into the
House of Representatives of NigeriaThe House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....
in 2007 to represent Ebonyi/
OhaukwuOhaukwu is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ezzamgbo.It has an area of 517 km² and a population of 196,337 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 481....
federal constituency. She was elected on the platform of the
People's Democratic PartyThe People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP).
Committee Membership
Hon. Elizabeth Ogbaga is a member of the following committees:
- Justice
- Anti-Corruption, National Ethics and Value
- Women Affairs
- Population
- Petroleum Resources (Upstream)
- Health
- Foreign affairs
- Solid mineral development
House of Representatives
In December, 2009, Hon Elizabeth Ogbaga expressed her dissatisfaction over what she called low level of implementation of projects contained in 2009 budget. She has sponsored numerous bills and motions and has often decried the low participation of women in politics stating that it affected democracy
Constituency
Hon. Elizabeth Ogbaga has attracted various projects such as- Oxygen Plants and Mammogram machines to Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki, free- anti- natal care services to pregnant mothers from Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency, construction of several 3-classroom blocks, hand-pump boreholes at Onuenyim Ishieke, Ndiofia Nkaleke, Igweledoha, Ogbala Parish, Effenyim (Ongoing), Oterufie Nkaleke, Ndiechi-Ndiugo Isophumini, Mbeke Isophumini, St. Michael Parish Mbeke Ishieke, Nwonuewo-Effium Ohaukwu, Ogen Ohaukwu and Umugadu Community Secondary School (www.elizabethogbaga.com). She has also constructed National Health Care Centres at Izenyi Agbaja in Izzi LGA and Ohagelode (Ongoing)and has trained more than 50 youths on ICT as well as providing them with computers and accessories. Hon. Elizabeth Ogbaga has also constructed a bridge across Ebonyi river at Odomoke and Ogene-Abarigwe-Ogwudu-Ano-Unum road in Ohaukwu LGA. She has built a computer centre at community secondary school isophumini ishieke, provided classroom furniture at Umugadu community primary school (Ongoing) and supplied school desks, tables and chairs at Ogbaga Primary School, Ohagelode Primary School,Girls Secondary School Ndulo Ngbo and Mbeke Isophumini Primary School (www.elizabethogbaga.com). In addition, she has built Rev. Fr's quarters at St. Michael Parish Mbeke and provided VIP Latrines at Ohagelode, Ogbaga and Umugadu primary schools. She believes in youth empowerment and so has sponsored various quiz and football league competitions culminating in the donation of trophies, award of cash prizes and distribution of Generator sets, Clippers and their accessories to trained youths
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